Andrea Canning

How did Becky's actions violate Murdoch's right to a fair trial?

Craig, she made a comment to the jurors as they began deliberations?

Andrew, she did.

And it was this particular comment, quote, this shouldn't take us long, implying that it was obvious that, you know, Alec Murdoch was guilty.

So the defense argued that those remarks carried weight and they interfered with the jury's ability to deliberate independently.

And based on the judge's decision, it would appear as if the high court of the Palmetto State agreed.

And the justices said, you know, the prosecutors, even Murdoch's defense team skillfully presented their cases to the jury.

But their efforts were in vain, you know, because court clerk Becky Hill placed her fingers on the scales of justice, thereby denying Murdoch his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury.

Have we have we heard anything from Becky?

So the big question is, what happens next?

Murdoch isn't getting out of prison anytime soon.

He's serving a 40-year sentence after pleading guilty in federal court to stealing millions from clients, along with a more than 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to financial crimes in state court.

We should note that another reason his defense argued Murdoch didn't get a fair trial is that the prosecution was allowed to refer to those financial crimes at his murder trial.

Craig, you talked to the Attorney General, Alan Wilson, and he said publicly that he disagreed with the court's decision and vowed to aggressively seek to retry Murdoch as soon as possible.

No one is above the law.

And he said, as always, we will continue to fight for justice.

I think if you look back at that news conference that happened right after the trial and the attorney general of South Carolina was very much front and center and patting his prosecutors on the back.

And he showed up at the trial and sat at the table.

And that's fairly uncommon.

for the Attorney General.